Sydney struggled to cope with their Premier League opponents and fell even further behind on 31 minutes, when Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa's effort from distance took a big deflection before finding the bottom corner of the net.

Ayoze Perez almost added a fourth midway through the second half, but he blasted his shot over the bar from a tight angle. However, Andy Armstrong made the score 4-0 with 10 minutes remaining.

The 17-year-old collected Paul Dummett's pass before firing a composed finish beyond Necevski to round off a convincing victory for Pardew's men.